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Background

Chapter I

Introduction

(11.1.1988)

On 27 May 1987 the Government published a

Green Paper entitled "The 1987 Review of Developments

in Representative Government". Hong Kong's system of

representative government has been developing since the

1970s. It was last reviewed in 1984, when elections to

governmental institutions were still confined to the

regional and district levels of government. As a

result of that review, the Government decided to extend

the electoral

process to the central level.

Accordingly, the Legislative Council was significantly

reorganized in 1985 with the introduction of 24

indirectly elected Members.

The Government also

announced in 1984 its decision to review the

development of the whole system of

government again in 1987.

system of representative

That review began with the

publication of the Green Paper.

General Objectives

2.

Hong Kong has evolved over the years a system

of government which differs from those elsewhere in the

world. This has reflected the special circumstances of

Hong Kong,

including its status as a

non-sovereign

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